Post-grunge

Post-grunge emerged in the early 1990s as a genre characterized by its heavy guitar riffs, driving rhythms, and introspective, emotionally charged vocals. Born from the ashes of grunge's sonic revolution, post-grunge absorbed its predecessor's raw energy while incorporating a more polished, radio-friendly sound. The genre's heyday spanned the mid-to-late 1990s and early 2000s, with many bands achieving mainstream success through anthemic choruses and guitar-driven hooks. Post-grunge's cultural significance lies in its resonance with a generation disillusioned with mainstream culture, as its themes of alienation, angst, and social disillusionment spoke to a broader audience. With its blend of alternative, hard rock, and punk influences, post-grunge carved a distinct niche, distinguishing itself from its grunge roots through a greater emphasis on melody and production sheen.

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Art Of Dying
Ask Carol
Atreyu
Bad Friends
Bad Wolves
Bastion Rose
Black Stone Cherry
Block of Flats
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BreakingRules
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Days Of The New
Declaration
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Edge
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Empire Fall
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Filter
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First to Eleven
Flat Out
Foo Fighters
GREYSKIIN
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Haddon
Halestorm
Heartbound
Highly Suspect
Hollow
Hollow Intent
Howl Like Wolves
Indecent Behavior
Kane
Keith Wallen
Kéo
LeGrand
Lordnox
Love Ghost
MIRAVI
MVRTYR
McDead
Moon Fever
NOSIK
ONE LOVE ONE HEART
Of Mice & Men
Otherwish
P.O.D.
POET The Band
Points of Conception
Protect Your Heart
Puddle Of Mudd
Rage Against The Machine
Red Leather
Rev Theory
Rooftop Sailors
STELLVRIS
Sadye
Saint Asonia
Saint Rock
Saturns Downfall
Saving Abel
Say Now
Seether
Shadow Rebels
Shadows Of Earth
Silly Goose
Slanks
Smash Into Pieces
Smile Empty Soul
Sons Of Silver
Soul Blind
Southland
Story Of The Year
Supersuckers
The Gems
The Goo Goo Dolls
The Lonely Ones
The Pretty Reckless
The Steel Crows
The Tamers
Theory of a Deadman
UNTIL DAWN
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Velvet Chains
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We Three Kings
Whyte Fang
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Nickelback
Evanescence
The Offspring
Pearl Jam
Foo Fighters
Korn
The Goo Goo Dolls
Three Days Grace
Creed
Def Leppard
Rage Against The Machine
Breaking Benjamin
Incubus
Alanis Morissette
TOOL
Shinedown
3 Doors Down
Soundgarden
Matchbox Twenty
Thirty Seconds To Mars
Seether
Counting Crows
Jimmy Eat World
Audioslave
Stone Temple Pilots
Hoobastank
Hollywood Undead
Godsmack
Smash Mouth
Staind
Good Charlotte
Bad Wolves
Lifehouse
Chevelle
P.O.D.
Drowning Pool
Superheaven
Daughtry
CAKE
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Eddie Vedder
Escape the Fate
Sugar Ray
Stone Sour
Puddle Of Mudd
Bush
Rob Thomas
Third Eye Blind
Hootie & The Blowfish
The Used
Hinder
Flyleaf
Collective Soul
Trivium
Uncle Kracker
Finger Eleven
Live
Of Mice & Men
Crazy Town
Crossfade
Theory of a Deadman
In This Moment
Barenaked Ladies
Chris Cornell
Alter Bridge
Blues Traveler
Smash Into Pieces
Alien Ant Farm
Spin Doctors
The Presidents Of The United States Of America
Opał
Atreyu
The Pretty Reckless
Daron Malakian and Scars On Broadway
Everclear
Chad Kroeger
Sadturs
Buckcherry
Semisonic
Silverchair
Trapt
Marcy Playground
10 Years
My Darkest Days
SICK PUPPIES
Pop Evil
The Wallflowers
Highly Suspect
Everlast
Brie Larson
Gin Blossoms
Fuel
White Zombie
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Saving Abel
Blue October
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Rifle
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